Newtown High School’s football team blanked visiting Pomperaug of Southbury 49-0, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on September 30. Andrew Swierbut scored three touchdow...
A Newtown High School student is hoping Newtown dog owners will share photos of their pet for dog-themed wall calendars, the proceeds from which will benefit Ne...
The Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard scored 80.5 in a Group Two Open competition at New Milford High School on September 24, earning the first-place sc...
The Newtown Knights of Columbus Run 4 Hunger & Health 5K to benefit the FAITH Food Pantry and Newtown Youth and Family Services, took place in Fairfield Hills o...
WINDSOR LOCKS — Four men including the late Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Chief Bill Halstead were memorialized last Sunday afternoon during a brief but po...
The Care and Share Committee of Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown is marking the start of the new Fall season with a food drive to support food banks in Newt...
Anne Marie Foran will host her first Open Studio on Sunday, October 9, 1 to 4 pm, at her home studio, 44 Echo Valley Road in Newtown.
Displays will include orig...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Wednesday, Sep...
Connecticut recently released its annual crime statistics report which, according to Newtown Police Chief David Kullgren, shows crime is down locally.
The repor...
The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will present Frank Bruckmann painting a landscape in oil on Wednesday, October 12. The free program will begin at...
Criminals commit crimes regardless of whether they were born good/evil. And criminals should be prosecuted for their crimes. Law abiding folks (a great majority) need to feel that the justice system protects their lives, family and stuff from the criminal element.
Policing is a beleaguered profession no doubt. But are you saying the source of crime is a lack of police deterrence? This philosophy- that men are born evil and need strong deterrents to keep them in check- is opposite the view that men are born good and societal forces corrupt them. There is weight to both views.
Agree 100%...You nailed it!!! Makes no sense at all...Also, why can plastic garbage bags be ok to put your garbage in and thrown in basic trash, yet individual plastic bags for recycling are not allowed... I separate plastic bags and dispose at recycling center in separate bin...Makes no sense!!!
